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“The Dream Jumper’s Promise” – Kim Hornsby

HERE
TODAY

Author
of:

Kim Hornsby

Rad-Reader: How did you choose which characters were
going to be real or dream like?

Kim: Wow! This interview already sounds like you
read the book. Thanks. The dream-like character (one in particular) was an
afterthought, added just before I published the book to give the reader a
gasp-worthy twist.

Rad-Reader: Was there some type of other meaning for the octopus
in the aquarium in her dive store?

Kim:

I once had an octopus in my aquarium at home
on MAUI, where I lived, and had firsthand knowledge of how their eyes follow
you around the room. In this book, I wanted the octopus to represent how caged
Tina felt in her grief at the beginning of the book and how she needed to set
that thing free.

Rad-Reader: Was Mr. Kim her neighbor someone planned or
just added into the story?

Kim:

Mr. T just appeared as I started writing. I’m
not sure where he came from but I loved his Japanese proverbs. Neighborhoods on
Maui are made up of all kinds of interesting people and because windows and
doors are open, you get to know your neighbors in Hawaii.

Rad-Reader: Did you do a lot of scuba diving? Those scenes seemed very real.

Kim:

I taught scuba for ten years on Maui so I have
thousands of dives under my ‘belt’ and wrote from experience. As a matter of
fact, I did a cavern dive two weeks ago off Lanai with a friend and posted pics
on my Facebook page.

Rad-Reader: How did you decide when to bring her parents
into the story?

Kim:

My writing process involves some plotting and
some winging it. Tina’s parents were a source of conflict and worry for her and
as the story progressed to what’s called the Dark Night of the Soul, her
parents had to make an appearance.

Rad-Reader: Was it planned to have the different
conflicts in her life all come together at once or was it just the way the
story flowed for you?

Kim:

When you
study the craft of writing, the evolution of a story should reach a feverish
pitch at the ¾ mark and then start heading down the backside to the ending. So
yes, I consciously worked to everything piling on her plate at that point.

Rad-Reader: Do you write an outline first or just
characters and then write the story?

Kim:

For this book, I wrote a basic outline but fleshed
out subplots and changed a lot in the rewrites. It was my third book ever
written so I was still working on my process as I went along. Now, I write full
character studies, a basic outline, then start with 20 key scenes. I do a lot
of rewrites, fleshing out characters and scenes, adding dialogue and narrative
and that seems to work for me.

Rad-Reader: Was it difficult writing about Tina dealing
with her lost husband and now this past relationship at the same time?

Kim:

I tried to write the two relationships very
separately, so the reader did not feel like Tina was betraying anyone. As most
women know, you can love two men at the same time without diluting either
relationship. But, Tina’s feelings towards Jamey had to be written carefully
and gradually so the reader didn’t feel cheated. Her relationship with Hank was
very complex and different from her relationship with Jamey.

Rad-Reader: Is Dream Jumping something you heard
about? What made you add it to the
story?

Kim:

Ha! I thought I made it up. Then, right after
I finished the book, the movie INCEPTION was released showing Hollywood’s
version of dream jumping.

I hear from people who insist that sharing
dreams is actually possible and they’ve done it. What I made up were the
intricacies of dream jumping like touching the dreamer, a deep state of
meditation, portals, and not wearing metal etc.

Rad-Reader: How did you come up with Jamey’s background?

Kim:

I made Jamey a soldier when I realized that he
had to come from somewhere he was needed, somewhere important, somewhere
dangerous for him to go back to. He had to have a big reason for being on Maui
for an extended period of time and he needed problems with his ability to help
Tina. Book 2—The Dream Jumper’s Secret—delves into Jamey’s tour with Sixth
Force.

Rad-Reader: Did you ever think that there was too much
lost for Tina?

Kim:

Yes, I wondered if it was too much but I
wanted to present her at the very lowest point of her life. Do you mean was her
loss too sad to make her a strong female character? I have worried about her
apathy taking away from who she actually is and for that reason I made Book 2
mostly about her kicking ass. Also, the Prequel shows us who Tina was when she
and Jamey met and that story brings out her funny, spunky side.

Rad-Reader: How or what was your inspiration for this
story?

Kim:

I am a vivid dreamer. I remember my dreams
every morning when I wake. So, when I decided to write a story set on Maui, I
found myself writing in strange dreams. Originally the second half of the book
went in a much different direction but the dreams just seemed to take over at a
certain point and I realized that was my hook.

Rad-Reader: Jamey’s character had different layers. Was he someone you came up with at the same
time a Tina?

Kim:

People ARE complex with so many layers. Good
guys aren’t all good and bad guys aren’t all bad. I wanted to show someone who
was basically a good human being but with doubts, fears and needs. Jamey
evolved into this amazingly interesting character and has continued to evolve
over 5 books playing off what Tina would need, want and accept.

Rad-Reader: When in writing this story did you decide to
add her parents into the mix?

Kim:

Tina is young enough to still care what her
parents think and I knew half way through that they’d have to make an
appearance. I love the complexity of her mother.

Rad-Reader: If your book was made into a movie who would
you have play…

Rad-Reader: What song out today best describes the
characters in your book or your story?

“Always”
– Chris Jackson

Kim:

It’s hard to pick music to reflect a mood or a story! Maybe?

Stay - Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko

Rad-Reader: When did you know you wanted to be a writer?

Kim: I knew I was in this forever when I completed my first novel in 2007 and then decided to take writing classes (even though I was pretty sure I didn’t need them. Ha ha)

Rad-Reader: How did you get started publishing your
stories?

Kim: I tried to get an agent for years and that was
about as much fun as sticking nails in my foot. I had lots of interest but you
had to submit one particular project to them and no one thought my first book
was ready for publishing. Then I wrote a second book quickly because everyone
said it’s the third book that gets published. I stuck that one under the bed
and it turned out to be my most financially successful novel, now on Amazon
Prime—Necessary Detour, published by Amazon Encore. When the agent search
failed and I realized that self-publishing wasn’t such a shameful second
choice, I decided to delve into KDP with Amazon for my third book—The Dream
Jumper’s Promise.

Rad-Reader: What three things would you tell the young
Kim if you could go back?

Kim:

1.Write
your series, then publish them within months of each other.

2.Don’t
worry about getting an agent. They are mostly looking for the next HUGE hit.

3.Don’t
spend money going to conferences to be seen. You will be seen better on the
internet.

Rad-Reader: What would you like our readers to know about
you?

Kim:

Although I’ve won awards in Paranormal my
stories are more believable, using dreams, coincidence, intuition and ghosts as
themes. It’s been called Paranormal Lite!

Rad-Reader: What is your next project and when is it
coming out?

Kim:

I’m working on the final rewrite of the first
book I ever wrote called FORTUNE, about a woman hiding from a stalker husband
in Taipei who ends up adopting a baby girl. AND, I’m in the thick of writing a short
story Romance for Kindle Worlds in Marina Adair’s World--St. Helena Vineyard to
be published in April.

I just launched the Prequel to The Dream
Jumper Series, called Girl of his Dream, which you can find on Amazon. It’s a
sexy love story with suspense and palm trees.

I tell readers to go on over to Amazon because
my author page is loaded with books and info but I also have a web page at www.kimhornsbyauthor.net where you can sign up for my monthly
newsletter and be informed of contests and giveaways!

We would like to thank Kim for being with
us. She is always moving, this one. She is always on the move to one place or
another. She is high energy and full of
positive ideas. It was our pleasure to
meet her at conference and we learned so much from her and Christine Fairchild
about owning your dream of writing. Which
she has with a passion.

Most of what you read she has done as far
as the physical stuff. It sounds like Hubby really enjoyed this book a great
deal by this interview and review. I am looking forward to reading
her contemporary works under her pseudonym Kiki Abbott called “Christmas in
Whistler.” This lady is busy. She gave us the best advice and said write,
write, write. And well I have been I am
working. On the third book in the series thanks to her so Thank You in more ways
than one.

You are now a 1 Rad-Reader Misfit but
knowing you Ms. Kim, you will like it.
So, I am very happy to welcome you.

2 comments:

Kim,You're like me we don't know brief. We know words. You did wonderful job. I think our readers got a better understanding out what to look forward to in your book. Thanks again for being with us and I can't wait to see you again to see what other wisdoms you all can share with us about the great world of writing. Thanks,Char

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